Question

A helicopter company charges $85 for the first kilometer of a trip and $5 for every kilometer after that. If the total cost of a trip was $365, how many kilometers were flown?

Answer 1

57 including the first $85 dollar one

Answer 2

?

Answer 3

i got 57 kilometers were flown

Answer 4

why is it 57 and not 56?

Answer 5

your equation to solve is: 5x + 85 = 365

Answer 6

because of the first kilometer

Answer 7

@Dubba2000 is right

Answer 8

yea... but where does that extra 1 come from

Answer 9

from the 85 dollar kilometer

Answer 10

85 - 1 kilometer
(365 - 85)/5 = 56
56 + 1 = 57

Answer 11

exactly

Answer 12

why 85-1 ... im really confused about that part

Answer 13

365-85=280
1 kilometer
280/5=56
56 kilometers
1+56+ 57 kilometers theres your answer

Answer 14

ohhhhh okay got it thanks

Answer 15

anytime